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Stop the cars crashing probably...

Probably the first RMC I like the look of, possibly because it's not doing any stupid inversions and stuff... The quadruple down looks amazing, and it has the terrain factor to consider too... Can't always be groundbreaking or unique, aside from the launch of course, it's not unique... Shame it'll take the shine away from any parks planning a similar addition in the near future...

Yes, we get it that you think it's an Immersive Tunnel... As much as I enjoyed the one in Germany, I kinda hope it isnt one, purely because it really would be a rather disappointing addition compared to, well, any dark ride type we could have... Also, it doesn't seem to have the right flooring for the tunnel attraction, as there should be a space in the floor for the track/moving parts...

I would say buy the Express thing, but given how pretty much all the AP holders will also have it I really don't see any value in it whatsoever... I'd hit up Sequoia Adventure (and surrounding rides) as soon as they open at like, 11 I think... Maybe 12... Whenever they do...

I think Towers (and Phalanx Control) have defined it as an 'intruder'... So perhaps it is a hoax... Perhaps not... You can never tell easily these days to be fair...

If they had a hotel stay included in that price then I'm sure loads of people would be more up for it...

Given that: 1 - No park ever gives out full refunds 2 - Power cuts aren't exactly the fault of the park Free return tickets are the standard in the situation... I don't know exactly what you expect the parks to do when an unplanned incident forces mass closures... Though I'm sure if guests contacted the park for further discussions they would be open to it...

Disgusting double standards from people on here, can you not see that station building structure? Everyone frothing over Thorpe's one and yet this one, which looks just as good, gets no reaction whatsoever... Disappointing really...

To be fair, that last sentence could be applied to any Merlin park... The obsession over KPIs is slightly problematic... All well and good to see what aspects of the park need improving, but it seems that every decision is solely rested upon whether the survey points mention it... Then again, we live under the presumption that theming doesn't get the guest numbers coming in... Which results in most of it decaying until it causes injury to someone before anything is done to it...

The park don't help by resubmitting plans that have already failed WITHOUT CHANGING ANY OF THE POINTS RAISED BY THE COUNCIL... Hence why it just got instantly rejected recently, they sent exactly the same plans and addressed zero of the original issues...

When part of the ride is built on top of Tomb's building, and said building isn't in the best of states, gotta get the priorities right unfortunately... Arguably, the park is better off being closed for a year just to refurb everything in one go..

Doubt Facebook responses should be used as fact in regards to park plans...

Bet they told all the guests who visited tough potatoes and charged them DOUBLE to get out of the car park... OF COURSE they would've offered compensation...

The Tomb incident is the reason they've changed it, nothing else... I like the fact that they left a bin on the walkway... Dunno if it's still there now...

Ghost is fab <3 The walkthrough thing is obviously the best thing about it... It'll probably be quicker for everyone to go ride it in Billund as it doesn't look like its getting built in Windsor anytime soon...

Doesn't Towers separate hotel and park investments? Meaning that both can be invested in the same year?

Towers might have lots of land, but it can't use most of it... Chessie suffers a similar issue with the Green Belt land, and a seemingly massive lack of direction from where Merlin want to take it... Then not helped by the relationship with locals and Merlin's lack of effort yo change things in that regard... Who else remembers the optimism of 5 years ago?

I'm looking forward to riding Ghost today, hopefully it lives up to expectations... Shame that most Legolands are pretty much the same bar a few differences... Polar Xplorer is the opposite of Thirteen, Ice Pilots are fab but other Lego parks have them, VRS just has the huge drop (same as Cali iirc), Dragon is ok, Splash Battle is meh and at loads of other parks and the Boat ride is decent... Does have the biggest shop in the world though apparently...

Josh, assuming the build the shell of the building first, then they have all the time to keep things secret from prying eyes/cameras...

How could I forget the gorilla thing in Krypt, so rubbish... Shame Mystery isnt coming back... If the park really thinks it's too much effort to set up that just shows we are heading in a poor direction... You don't get anything without putting the effort in...

So as a result of the awful attendance figures so far this summer, all midweek dates currently have a 5pm closing time... One would assume that they will extend things should they require it, but Towers is seriously struggling according to those attending and those watching ridetimes.co.uk... We're in really grim times atm...

So, Air is getting a wee spruce up, combined with the Food Loop restaurant next year... http://publicaccess.staffsmoorlands.gov.uk/portal/servlets/ApplicationSearchServlet?PKID=84554 Some notes: Lots of work on the station, including walls and curtains to keep light out Potential tunnel stuff to be added Two theming elements, one on lift hill and the other free-standing Queueline photo kiosk (URGHHHHHH WHY?) Also, with the shop currently have a FIRE! SALE! and things at 50% off, could we see a retheme? Possibly not, but at least there's a spruce-up going on... Now we just need Nemmie to get some love (and RMT, and Flume retheme, and Dark Forest, and CCL, etc)

August last year the queues for Blue Fire and Wodan were around 90 minutes... Is it even a surprise? Mean like, it's not exactly a complaint (especially when that's 90 minutes of constant movement, rather than 90 minutes of stop/start/stop/let 1000s of Fastrack through)... The biggest surprise for Abenteur Atlantis' queue coming out the door! 10 MINUTES I QUEUED FOR IT LAST YEAR! DISGRACEFUL! MACK SHOULD BE ASHAMED!

A stark reminder for anyone who thinks not arriving at a park for opening is an acceptable way to do things... Who knows what you could've done with that extra 2 hours... As was mentioned though, Europa is not a 1 day park by any stretch of the imagination, that's where the main problem lies for your trip...

I remember trying to book Parc Asterix tickets many years ago, and there was a massive price difference between the online prices based upon what language you choosed... The English site was at least €5 more expensive than the French site... It was very dodgy, but then, it's the French, so what else do we expect?